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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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